Wolfson is well-known across Cambridge for its IT provision, which aims to give students access to a range of tools essential for University life.
Internet access from residential rooms
All accommodation at Wolfson is wired up for high-speed Internet access. Students can bring their own computers and plug them in to the College network. More information is available on the Room Connection page.
College Computer Room
The Library building houses a large computer room with 18 modern PCs (running both Windows and Linux), which are integrated with the University’s Managed Cluster Service (MCS), open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with automatic file backup. These computers are ideal for word processing and accessing email and the Internet. They also give access to some course-specific specialist software. Networked laser printers can be used for 5p per sheet. No other charge is made for the use of this facility, which includes computer support as necessary. Further facilities include the Lee Library, which has a computer for library catalogue and Internet searches, and the Club Room, which contains older machines aimed at giving quick and easy access to email.
For those living out, British Telecom DSL or Virgin Media cable-modem Internet connections are available in many houses.
Specialist software packages and more complicated equipment are generally available within academic departments, and if necessary we can advise you who to approach for help with specific computing issues.
More information is available for local users on